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S 2369 · in committee · symbolic

Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

What this bill does

  • The bill directs the Interior Department to remove or conceal Francis G. Newlands's name from a memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle in Washington, D.C.
  • The action affects the public display of the memorial and the historical record associated with the fountain.
  • The removed items will be offered to Newlands's descendants for 60 days, then transferred to the National Park Service if unclaimed.

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    How should the government balance removing historical figures from public memorials with preserving access to their contributions and controversies?

  2. 02

    What criteria should determine whether a public memorial's name should be removed versus contextualized with additional historical information?

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    Who should decide the fate of removed memorial items—descendants, museums, historical societies, or another entity—and why?

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Chris Van Hollen

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Introduced 2025-12-09

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-09 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

  2. 2025-07-22 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  3. 2025-07-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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